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Core i7-7500U vs i3-6100


Description
The i7-7500U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7500U gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-6100 is 1.3 times faster than the i7-7500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
506e3
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
15 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
4096 kB
Date
August 2016
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
48.67k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.94k points
112.28k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-7500U
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
3.53k
3.81k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
14.67k
15.65k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.84k
5.14k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.26k
4.28k (x0.68)
TOTAL
29.29k
28.89k (x0.99)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
7.75k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
35.04k
37.33k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.28k
12.13k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.69k
3.56k (x0.63)
TOTAL
59.27k
60.77k (x1.03)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-7500U
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
13.76k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
18.63k
19.96k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
5.44k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.16k
4.4k (x0.71)
TOTAL
42.75k
43.55k (x1.02)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
27.13k
28.99k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
43.19k
45.75k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.7k
12.72k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.99k
3.68k (x0.74)
TOTAL
87.02k
91.14k (x1.05)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-7500U
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
12.71k
13.78k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
18.61k
21.21k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
5.2k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.63k
3.73k (x0.56)
TOTAL
42.72k
43.92k (x1.03)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
27.27k
29.02k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
44.7k
49.55k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.33k
12.3k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.55k
3.28k (x0.59)
TOTAL
88.86k
94.15k (x1.06)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-7500U
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
20.74k
22.89k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
18.41k
21.04k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
4.9k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.54k
4.01k (x0.72)
TOTAL
48.67k
52.84k (x1.09)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
37.34k
50.05k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
35.79k
47.13k (x1.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.34k
11.38k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
3.72k (x0.68)
TOTAL
86.94k
112.28k (x1.29)

Performance/W
i7-7500U
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
2489 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2386 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
556 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
365 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
5796 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7500U
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
5926 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5260 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1137 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1584 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
13907 points/GHz
14282 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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